Kirkwood, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirkwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle24%0.01″93°77°—
- SundayJul 5Showers24%0.11″82°73°-11°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——86°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——90°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——95°69°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—99°77°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast43%—97°80°-2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 5.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kirkwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Kirkwood
- Sat92°77°24%
- Sun82°73°24%
- Mon86°70°9%
- Tue90°69°5%
- Wed95°69°9%
- Thu99°77°31%
- Fri97°80°43%
- Sat82°70°22%
- Sun82°64°7%
- Mon84°64°6%
- Tue83°65°10%
- Wed91°63°11%
- Thu94°69°19%
- Fri96°74°19%
- Sat82°68°23%
- Sun77°68°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Kirkwood
SPC has placed Kirkwood in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Kirkwood
- 63122